The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-23

two years, expend 50. 900 600 in 80 grading their
tracks that the highways will pass either under
or above their tracks. and they are spending
large sums of money in Strengthening their
tracks and cutting down the grades when
these improvements are completed, there Will
be no curve on the system of over TWO degrees,
and no grade on the line over twenty ieet 70 the
mile.
Practically speaking everything is ready for
taking the l., D. & s road out of the hands of
a receiver. but after consultation with Judge
Woods it thought best to defer the matter
for q short time to fully conform to the formali.
ties of the law. The plan or reorganization has
been fully settled and satisfactorily to all
ties. Receiver Hammond will return from New
York in a couple of weeks. and complete the
work of reorganization.
The measure of the time when railway trains
will be bereft of the red-hot stove may be APP
proximated from the action of the New York
Central Railroad Company. which will be in
complete readiness next fall to neat all its trains
by steam. When the New York Central Rail
heating, other trunk lines will be compelled to
follow its example or lose considerable portion
of the patronage of the travelling public.
Most of the locomotives which haul trains out
of Cincinnati are built to burn Pittsburg coal,
and the train men find it difficult to make
steam with the other Goals, which accounts for
the frequency with which the express trains out
of Cincinnati reach connecting points late and
Rairoading is now systematized that one
late through train in the State of Indiana or
Ohio delays dozens Of other trains dependent on
them as connections.
Harrison township Fayette county, Indiana,
few months ago voted a subsidy to the pro-
posed Evansville g. Richmond road there being
bat four majority in favor of aiding the project.
AS the prospects are not encouraging that the
road will be built, the tax payers of that town.
ship will petition Judge Swift, of the Circuit
Court of Fayette county, to enioin the treasurer
of the county against paying the tax. a portion
Of which has been placed the tax list for col
lection on the April installment of taxes.
Expert engineers pronounce the curves and
the manner the tracks have been laid in tho new
system of tracks west of the Union Depot to be
near perfect mechanical skill make
them and what is the more surprising is the
fact that Roadmaster Witty has made these i'm
provements with his eye. using beside only the
ordinary gauge. The civil engineer says that,
had the best mechanical apparatus for laying
track on sharp curves. and OF placing the nu-
merous frogs aud crossings in their places been
used the work would not have been more cor
recrly done.
Train No T. hauling the fast mail between
New York and Kansas City, on Monday night
made the run from Columbus to Indianapolis in
4 hours and II minutes. distance 188 miles.
time taken for stops at railroad crossings and
for water I'd be deducted, which NJ axes the actual
running time of the train 80 and 2-10 miles per
hour. The 80 miles from KniRhtstown to the
Belt crossing was made in 81 minutes and the
train took slde-track IN the mean time and let
No pass it. 1t is stated that within 60 days
another mail carjwill he added to this train. max
ing four, and that but one of the Adams Express
private letter received here yesterday init
mates that Vice-president Spencer. of the Bati-
more Ohio road, will be elected president,
and that VIM. Keyser will be elected vice-presi-
dent instead of c. &. Lord, who has been prom
inently mentioned for the first vice-presidency.
Mr. keyser, as president of the Baltimore car
works, is closely allied to Robert Garrett. who
Is large holder in that corporation. Although
in the history of the Baltimore & Ohio about
1851. the Keysers and CARROTS did not get along
we'll, that difficulty smothed long ago,
and them besides, the business Of Mr.. Kevser's
copper works with the CARROTS and the Balti-
more & Ohio brings them close now
number of the car-works running short
~. Haskell & Barker, Michigan City, arc doing
but little. At the Cambridge City ear-works
they are building no new cars, but doing some
repair work. At tho Terre Haute car-works but
little is being DONE At Barney Smith q Co. 3,
Dayton. O., the freight car department is shut
down. In the passenger department. they are
building some hue passenger coaches for the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe road. Probably
this lull will oe of short duration, a number
of roads are about placing orders for next year.
The Indianapolis car-works. fortunately, have
three months work under contract, and are
pushing business in all departments.
James NJ. Creighton. one of the best known
railroad men in the Middle States died a. Phil
adelphla on Monday night, of Brights disease.
Mr.. Creighton was about hfty-eIeht years of
age. He was a. one time superintendent OF the
Western division of the Pennsylvania railroad
and subsequently, became the general superin-
tendent of the entire line. The best portion of
his life was spent in the service of that compa-
ny. He retired from the employ of the corpora
tion to accept a responsible position with the
Baltimore g. Ohio railroad, and was very infiu-
entail in securing an entrance for that road into
Philadelphia. At the time of the admission of
tho Baltimore g. Ohio into Philadelphia Mr..
Creighton was the president Of the Schuylkill-
river East-side railroad.